The day truly began soon afterward.
Kaiden's group pushed into a zone they hadn't touched yet, a wide alpine basin carved between two ridgelines where the monster density was supposed to be excellent and the kill-to-point ratio even better. The association's intel had flagged it overnight as one of the highest-value areas still available at their engagement tier.
What the intel had not flagged was the group already farming it.
"Oh," Luna said flatly, stopping mid-step. "Wonderful."
Ashbound.
The guild occupied the western half of the basin in what could generously be described as a combat formation. Ash stood at the center, an S-tier awakened with the build of someone who spent as much time in the gym as on the battlefield, flanked by his three A-tier companions: Brittany, Stacy, and Trisha.
